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<h2 class="contents-heading">Table of Contents</h2>

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<li><a name="toc-Introduction" href="Overview.html#Overview">1 Introduction</a>
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  <li><a name="toc-History-1" href="History.html#History">1.1 History</a></li>
  <li><a name="toc-How-To-Use-BFD" href="How-It-Works.html#How-It-Works">1.2 How To Use BFD</a></li>
  <li><a name="toc-What-BFD-Version-2-Can-Do-1" href="What-BFD-Version-2-Can-Do.html#What-BFD-Version-2-Can-Do">1.3 What BFD Version 2 Can Do</a>
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    <li><a name="toc-Information-Loss" href="BFD-information-loss.html#BFD-information-loss">1.3.1 Information Loss</a></li>
    <li><a name="toc-The-BFD-canonical-object_002dfile-format" href="Canonical-format.html#Canonical-format">1.3.2 The BFD canonical object-file format</a></li>
  </ul></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a name="toc-BFD-Front-End" href="BFD-front-end.html#BFD-front-end">2 BFD Front End</a>
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  <li><a name="toc-typedef-bfd-1" href="typedef-bfd.html#typedef-bfd">2.1 <code>typedef bfd</code></a></li>
  <li><a name="toc-Error-reporting-1" href="Error-reporting.html#Error-reporting">2.2 Error reporting</a>
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    <li><a name="toc-Type-bfd_005ferror_005ftype" href="Error-reporting.html#Type-bfd_005ferror_005ftype">2.2.1 Type <code>bfd_error_type</code></a>
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      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fget_005ferror" href="Error-reporting.html#bfd_005fget_005ferror">2.2.1.1 <code>bfd_get_error</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fset_005ferror" href="Error-reporting.html#bfd_005fset_005ferror">2.2.1.2 <code>bfd_set_error</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005ferrmsg" href="Error-reporting.html#bfd_005ferrmsg">2.2.1.3 <code>bfd_errmsg</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fperror" href="Error-reporting.html#bfd_005fperror">2.2.1.4 <code>bfd_perror</code></a></li>
    </ul></li>
    <li><a name="toc-BFD-error-handler" href="Error-reporting.html#BFD-error-handler">2.2.2 BFD error handler</a>
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      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fset_005ferror_005fhandler" href="Error-reporting.html#bfd_005fset_005ferror_005fhandler">2.2.2.1 <code>bfd_set_error_handler</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fset_005ferror_005fprogram_005fname" href="Error-reporting.html#bfd_005fset_005ferror_005fprogram_005fname">2.2.2.2 <code>bfd_set_error_program_name</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fget_005ferror_005fhandler" href="Error-reporting.html#bfd_005fget_005ferror_005fhandler">2.2.2.3 <code>bfd_get_error_handler</code></a></li>
    </ul></li>
    <li><a name="toc-BFD-assert-handler" href="Error-reporting.html#BFD-assert-handler">2.2.3 BFD assert handler</a>
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      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fset_005fassert_005fhandler" href="Error-reporting.html#bfd_005fset_005fassert_005fhandler">2.2.3.1 <code>bfd_set_assert_handler</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fget_005fassert_005fhandler" href="Error-reporting.html#bfd_005fget_005fassert_005fhandler">2.2.3.2 <code>bfd_get_assert_handler</code></a></li>
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  <li><a name="toc-Miscellaneous-1" href="Miscellaneous.html#Miscellaneous">2.3 Miscellaneous</a>
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    <li><a name="toc-Miscellaneous-functions" href="Miscellaneous.html#Miscellaneous-functions">2.3.1 Miscellaneous functions</a>
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      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fget_005freloc_005fupper_005fbound" href="Miscellaneous.html#bfd_005fget_005freloc_005fupper_005fbound">2.3.1.1 <code>bfd_get_reloc_upper_bound</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fcanonicalize_005freloc" href="Miscellaneous.html#bfd_005fcanonicalize_005freloc">2.3.1.2 <code>bfd_canonicalize_reloc</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fset_005freloc" href="Miscellaneous.html#bfd_005fset_005freloc">2.3.1.3 <code>bfd_set_reloc</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fset_005ffile_005fflags" href="Miscellaneous.html#bfd_005fset_005ffile_005fflags">2.3.1.4 <code>bfd_set_file_flags</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fget_005farch_005fsize" href="Miscellaneous.html#bfd_005fget_005farch_005fsize">2.3.1.5 <code>bfd_get_arch_size</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fget_005fsign_005fextend_005fvma" href="Miscellaneous.html#bfd_005fget_005fsign_005fextend_005fvma">2.3.1.6 <code>bfd_get_sign_extend_vma</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fset_005fstart_005faddress" href="Miscellaneous.html#bfd_005fset_005fstart_005faddress">2.3.1.7 <code>bfd_set_start_address</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fget_005fgp_005fsize" href="Miscellaneous.html#bfd_005fget_005fgp_005fsize">2.3.1.8 <code>bfd_get_gp_size</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fset_005fgp_005fsize" href="Miscellaneous.html#bfd_005fset_005fgp_005fsize">2.3.1.9 <code>bfd_set_gp_size</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fscan_005fvma" href="Miscellaneous.html#bfd_005fscan_005fvma">2.3.1.10 <code>bfd_scan_vma</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fcopy_005fprivate_005fheader_005fdata" href="Miscellaneous.html#bfd_005fcopy_005fprivate_005fheader_005fdata">2.3.1.11 <code>bfd_copy_private_header_data</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fcopy_005fprivate_005fbfd_005fdata" href="Miscellaneous.html#bfd_005fcopy_005fprivate_005fbfd_005fdata">2.3.1.12 <code>bfd_copy_private_bfd_data</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fmerge_005fprivate_005fbfd_005fdata" href="Miscellaneous.html#bfd_005fmerge_005fprivate_005fbfd_005fdata">2.3.1.13 <code>bfd_merge_private_bfd_data</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fset_005fprivate_005fflags" href="Miscellaneous.html#bfd_005fset_005fprivate_005fflags">2.3.1.14 <code>bfd_set_private_flags</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-Other-functions" href="Miscellaneous.html#Other-functions">2.3.1.15 <code>Other functions</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005falt_005fmach_005fcode" href="Miscellaneous.html#bfd_005falt_005fmach_005fcode">2.3.1.16 <code>bfd_alt_mach_code</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005femul_005fget_005fmaxpagesize" href="Miscellaneous.html#bfd_005femul_005fget_005fmaxpagesize">2.3.1.17 <code>bfd_emul_get_maxpagesize</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005femul_005fset_005fmaxpagesize" href="Miscellaneous.html#bfd_005femul_005fset_005fmaxpagesize">2.3.1.18 <code>bfd_emul_set_maxpagesize</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005femul_005fget_005fcommonpagesize" href="Miscellaneous.html#bfd_005femul_005fget_005fcommonpagesize">2.3.1.19 <code>bfd_emul_get_commonpagesize</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005femul_005fset_005fcommonpagesize" href="Miscellaneous.html#bfd_005femul_005fset_005fcommonpagesize">2.3.1.20 <code>bfd_emul_set_commonpagesize</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fdemangle" href="Miscellaneous.html#bfd_005fdemangle">2.3.1.21 <code>bfd_demangle</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fupdate_005fcompression_005fheader" href="Miscellaneous.html#bfd_005fupdate_005fcompression_005fheader">2.3.1.22 <code>bfd_update_compression_header</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fcheck_005fcompression_005fheader" href="Miscellaneous.html#bfd_005fcheck_005fcompression_005fheader">2.3.1.23 <code>bfd_check_compression_header</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fget_005fcompression_005fheader_005fsize" href="Miscellaneous.html#bfd_005fget_005fcompression_005fheader_005fsize">2.3.1.24 <code>bfd_get_compression_header_size</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fconvert_005fsection_005fsize" href="Miscellaneous.html#bfd_005fconvert_005fsection_005fsize">2.3.1.25 <code>bfd_convert_section_size</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fconvert_005fsection_005fcontents" href="Miscellaneous.html#bfd_005fconvert_005fsection_005fcontents">2.3.1.26 <code>bfd_convert_section_contents</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-struct-bfd_005fiovec" href="Miscellaneous.html#struct-bfd_005fiovec">2.3.1.27 <code>struct bfd_iovec</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fget_005fmtime" href="Miscellaneous.html#bfd_005fget_005fmtime">2.3.1.28 <code>bfd_get_mtime</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fget_005fsize" href="Miscellaneous.html#bfd_005fget_005fsize">2.3.1.29 <code>bfd_get_size</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fmmap" href="Miscellaneous.html#bfd_005fmmap">2.3.1.30 <code>bfd_mmap</code></a></li>
    </ul></li>
  </ul></li>
  <li><a name="toc-Memory-Usage-1" href="Memory-Usage.html#Memory-Usage">2.4 Memory Usage</a></li>
  <li><a name="toc-Initialization-1" href="Initialization.html#Initialization">2.5 Initialization</a>
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    <li><a name="toc-Initialization-functions" href="Initialization.html#Initialization-functions">2.5.1 Initialization functions</a>
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      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005finit" href="Initialization.html#bfd_005finit">2.5.1.1 <code>bfd_init</code></a></li>
    </ul></li>
  </ul></li>
  <li><a name="toc-Sections-1" href="Sections.html#Sections">2.6 Sections</a>
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    <li><a name="toc-Section-input" href="Section-Input.html#Section-Input">2.6.1 Section input</a></li>
    <li><a name="toc-Section-output" href="Section-Output.html#Section-Output">2.6.2 Section output</a></li>
    <li><a name="toc-Link-orders" href="Section-Output.html#Link-orders">2.6.3 Link orders</a></li>
    <li><a name="toc-typedef-asection-1" href="typedef-asection.html#typedef-asection">2.6.4 typedef asection</a></li>
    <li><a name="toc-Section-prototypes" href="section-prototypes.html#section-prototypes">2.6.5 Section prototypes</a>
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      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fsection_005flist_005fclear" href="section-prototypes.html#bfd_005fsection_005flist_005fclear">2.6.5.1 <code>bfd_section_list_clear</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fget_005fsection_005fby_005fname" href="section-prototypes.html#bfd_005fget_005fsection_005fby_005fname">2.6.5.2 <code>bfd_get_section_by_name</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fget_005fnext_005fsection_005fby_005fname" href="section-prototypes.html#bfd_005fget_005fnext_005fsection_005fby_005fname">2.6.5.3 <code>bfd_get_next_section_by_name</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fget_005flinker_005fsection" href="section-prototypes.html#bfd_005fget_005flinker_005fsection">2.6.5.4 <code>bfd_get_linker_section</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fget_005fsection_005fby_005fname_005fif" href="section-prototypes.html#bfd_005fget_005fsection_005fby_005fname_005fif">2.6.5.5 <code>bfd_get_section_by_name_if</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fget_005funique_005fsection_005fname" href="section-prototypes.html#bfd_005fget_005funique_005fsection_005fname">2.6.5.6 <code>bfd_get_unique_section_name</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fmake_005fsection_005fold_005fway" href="section-prototypes.html#bfd_005fmake_005fsection_005fold_005fway">2.6.5.7 <code>bfd_make_section_old_way</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fmake_005fsection_005fanyway_005fwith_005fflags" href="section-prototypes.html#bfd_005fmake_005fsection_005fanyway_005fwith_005fflags">2.6.5.8 <code>bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fmake_005fsection_005fanyway" href="section-prototypes.html#bfd_005fmake_005fsection_005fanyway">2.6.5.9 <code>bfd_make_section_anyway</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fmake_005fsection_005fwith_005fflags" href="section-prototypes.html#bfd_005fmake_005fsection_005fwith_005fflags">2.6.5.10 <code>bfd_make_section_with_flags</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fmake_005fsection" href="section-prototypes.html#bfd_005fmake_005fsection">2.6.5.11 <code>bfd_make_section</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fget_005fnext_005fsection_005fid" href="section-prototypes.html#bfd_005fget_005fnext_005fsection_005fid">2.6.5.12 <code>bfd_get_next_section_id</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fset_005fsection_005fflags" href="section-prototypes.html#bfd_005fset_005fsection_005fflags">2.6.5.13 <code>bfd_set_section_flags</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005frename_005fsection" href="section-prototypes.html#bfd_005frename_005fsection">2.6.5.14 <code>bfd_rename_section</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fmap_005fover_005fsections" href="section-prototypes.html#bfd_005fmap_005fover_005fsections">2.6.5.15 <code>bfd_map_over_sections</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fsections_005ffind_005fif" href="section-prototypes.html#bfd_005fsections_005ffind_005fif">2.6.5.16 <code>bfd_sections_find_if</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fset_005fsection_005fsize" href="section-prototypes.html#bfd_005fset_005fsection_005fsize">2.6.5.17 <code>bfd_set_section_size</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fset_005fsection_005fcontents" href="section-prototypes.html#bfd_005fset_005fsection_005fcontents">2.6.5.18 <code>bfd_set_section_contents</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fget_005fsection_005fcontents" href="section-prototypes.html#bfd_005fget_005fsection_005fcontents">2.6.5.19 <code>bfd_get_section_contents</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fmalloc_005fand_005fget_005fsection" href="section-prototypes.html#bfd_005fmalloc_005fand_005fget_005fsection">2.6.5.20 <code>bfd_malloc_and_get_section</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fcopy_005fprivate_005fsection_005fdata" href="section-prototypes.html#bfd_005fcopy_005fprivate_005fsection_005fdata">2.6.5.21 <code>bfd_copy_private_section_data</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fgeneric_005fis_005fgroup_005fsection" href="section-prototypes.html#bfd_005fgeneric_005fis_005fgroup_005fsection">2.6.5.22 <code>bfd_generic_is_group_section</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fgeneric_005fdiscard_005fgroup" href="section-prototypes.html#bfd_005fgeneric_005fdiscard_005fgroup">2.6.5.23 <code>bfd_generic_discard_group</code></a></li>
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  </ul></li>
  <li><a name="toc-Symbols-1" href="Symbols.html#Symbols">2.7 Symbols</a>
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    <li><a name="toc-Reading-symbols" href="Reading-Symbols.html#Reading-Symbols">2.7.1 Reading symbols</a></li>
    <li><a name="toc-Writing-symbols" href="Writing-Symbols.html#Writing-Symbols">2.7.2 Writing symbols</a></li>
    <li><a name="toc-Mini-Symbols-1" href="Mini-Symbols.html#Mini-Symbols">2.7.3 Mini Symbols</a></li>
    <li><a name="toc-typedef-asymbol-1" href="typedef-asymbol.html#typedef-asymbol">2.7.4 typedef asymbol</a></li>
    <li><a name="toc-Symbol-handling-functions" href="symbol-handling-functions.html#symbol-handling-functions">2.7.5 Symbol handling functions</a>
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      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fget_005fsymtab_005fupper_005fbound" href="symbol-handling-functions.html#bfd_005fget_005fsymtab_005fupper_005fbound">2.7.5.1 <code>bfd_get_symtab_upper_bound</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fis_005flocal_005flabel" href="symbol-handling-functions.html#bfd_005fis_005flocal_005flabel">2.7.5.2 <code>bfd_is_local_label</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fis_005flocal_005flabel_005fname" href="symbol-handling-functions.html#bfd_005fis_005flocal_005flabel_005fname">2.7.5.3 <code>bfd_is_local_label_name</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fis_005ftarget_005fspecial_005fsymbol" href="symbol-handling-functions.html#bfd_005fis_005ftarget_005fspecial_005fsymbol">2.7.5.4 <code>bfd_is_target_special_symbol</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fcanonicalize_005fsymtab" href="symbol-handling-functions.html#bfd_005fcanonicalize_005fsymtab">2.7.5.5 <code>bfd_canonicalize_symtab</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fset_005fsymtab" href="symbol-handling-functions.html#bfd_005fset_005fsymtab">2.7.5.6 <code>bfd_set_symtab</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fprint_005fsymbol_005fvandf" href="symbol-handling-functions.html#bfd_005fprint_005fsymbol_005fvandf">2.7.5.7 <code>bfd_print_symbol_vandf</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fmake_005fempty_005fsymbol" href="symbol-handling-functions.html#bfd_005fmake_005fempty_005fsymbol">2.7.5.8 <code>bfd_make_empty_symbol</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-_005fbfd_005fgeneric_005fmake_005fempty_005fsymbol" href="symbol-handling-functions.html#g_t_005fbfd_005fgeneric_005fmake_005fempty_005fsymbol">2.7.5.9 <code>_bfd_generic_make_empty_symbol</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fmake_005fdebug_005fsymbol" href="symbol-handling-functions.html#bfd_005fmake_005fdebug_005fsymbol">2.7.5.10 <code>bfd_make_debug_symbol</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fdecode_005fsymclass" href="symbol-handling-functions.html#bfd_005fdecode_005fsymclass">2.7.5.11 <code>bfd_decode_symclass</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fis_005fundefined_005fsymclass" href="symbol-handling-functions.html#bfd_005fis_005fundefined_005fsymclass">2.7.5.12 <code>bfd_is_undefined_symclass</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fsymbol_005finfo" href="symbol-handling-functions.html#bfd_005fsymbol_005finfo">2.7.5.13 <code>bfd_symbol_info</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fcopy_005fprivate_005fsymbol_005fdata" href="symbol-handling-functions.html#bfd_005fcopy_005fprivate_005fsymbol_005fdata">2.7.5.14 <code>bfd_copy_private_symbol_data</code></a></li>
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      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fget_005fnext_005fmapent" href="Archives.html#bfd_005fget_005fnext_005fmapent">2.8.1.1 <code>bfd_get_next_mapent</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fset_005farchive_005fhead" href="Archives.html#bfd_005fset_005farchive_005fhead">2.8.1.2 <code>bfd_set_archive_head</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fopenr_005fnext_005farchived_005ffile" href="Archives.html#bfd_005fopenr_005fnext_005farchived_005ffile">2.8.1.3 <code>bfd_openr_next_archived_file</code></a></li>
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  <li><a name="toc-File-formats" href="Formats.html#Formats">2.9 File formats</a>
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      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fcheck_005fformat_005fmatches" href="Formats.html#bfd_005fcheck_005fformat_005fmatches">2.9.1.2 <code>bfd_check_format_matches</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fset_005fformat" href="Formats.html#bfd_005fset_005fformat">2.9.1.3 <code>bfd_set_format</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fformat_005fstring" href="Formats.html#bfd_005fformat_005fstring">2.9.1.4 <code>bfd_format_string</code></a></li>
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  <li><a name="toc-Relocations-1" href="Relocations.html#Relocations">2.10 Relocations</a>
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      <li><a name="toc-reloc_005fhowto_005ftype" href="typedef-arelent.html#reloc_005fhowto_005ftype">2.10.1.2 <code>reloc_howto_type</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-The-HOWTO-Macro" href="typedef-arelent.html#The-HOWTO-Macro">2.10.1.3 <code>The HOWTO Macro</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fget_005freloc_005fsize" href="typedef-arelent.html#bfd_005fget_005freloc_005fsize">2.10.1.4 <code>bfd_get_reloc_size</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-arelent_005fchain" href="typedef-arelent.html#arelent_005fchain">2.10.1.5 <code>arelent_chain</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fcheck_005foverflow" href="typedef-arelent.html#bfd_005fcheck_005foverflow">2.10.1.6 <code>bfd_check_overflow</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fperform_005frelocation" href="typedef-arelent.html#bfd_005fperform_005frelocation">2.10.1.7 <code>bfd_perform_relocation</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005finstall_005frelocation" href="typedef-arelent.html#bfd_005finstall_005frelocation">2.10.1.8 <code>bfd_install_relocation</code></a></li>
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      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005freloc_005ftype_005flookup" href="howto-manager.html#bfd_005freloc_005ftype_005flookup">2.10.2.2 <code>bfd_reloc_type_lookup</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fdefault_005freloc_005ftype_005flookup" href="howto-manager.html#bfd_005fdefault_005freloc_005ftype_005flookup">2.10.2.3 <code>bfd_default_reloc_type_lookup</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fget_005freloc_005fcode_005fname" href="howto-manager.html#bfd_005fget_005freloc_005fcode_005fname">2.10.2.4 <code>bfd_get_reloc_code_name</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fgeneric_005frelax_005fsection" href="howto-manager.html#bfd_005fgeneric_005frelax_005fsection">2.10.2.5 <code>bfd_generic_relax_section</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fgeneric_005fgc_005fsections" href="howto-manager.html#bfd_005fgeneric_005fgc_005fsections">2.10.2.6 <code>bfd_generic_gc_sections</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fgeneric_005flookup_005fsection_005fflags" href="howto-manager.html#bfd_005fgeneric_005flookup_005fsection_005fflags">2.10.2.7 <code>bfd_generic_lookup_section_flags</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fgeneric_005fmerge_005fsections" href="howto-manager.html#bfd_005fgeneric_005fmerge_005fsections">2.10.2.8 <code>bfd_generic_merge_sections</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fgeneric_005fget_005frelocated_005fsection_005fcontents" href="howto-manager.html#bfd_005fgeneric_005fget_005frelocated_005fsection_005fcontents">2.10.2.9 <code>bfd_generic_get_relocated_section_contents</code></a></li>
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  <li><a name="toc-Core-files" href="Core-Files.html#Core-Files">2.11 Core files</a>
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      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fcore_005ffile_005ffailing_005fsignal" href="Core-Files.html#bfd_005fcore_005ffile_005ffailing_005fsignal">2.11.1.2 <code>bfd_core_file_failing_signal</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fcore_005ffile_005fpid" href="Core-Files.html#bfd_005fcore_005ffile_005fpid">2.11.1.3 <code>bfd_core_file_pid</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-core_005ffile_005fmatches_005fexecutable_005fp" href="Core-Files.html#core_005ffile_005fmatches_005fexecutable_005fp">2.11.1.4 <code>core_file_matches_executable_p</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-generic_005fcore_005ffile_005fmatches_005fexecutable_005fp" href="Core-Files.html#generic_005fcore_005ffile_005fmatches_005fexecutable_005fp">2.11.1.5 <code>generic_core_file_matches_executable_p</code></a></li>
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  <li><a name="toc-Targets-1" href="Targets.html#Targets">2.12 Targets</a>
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      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005ffind_005ftarget" href="bfd_005ftarget.html#bfd_005ffind_005ftarget">2.12.1.2 <code>bfd_find_target</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fget_005ftarget_005finfo" href="bfd_005ftarget.html#bfd_005fget_005ftarget_005finfo">2.12.1.3 <code>bfd_get_target_info</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005ftarget_005flist" href="bfd_005ftarget.html#bfd_005ftarget_005flist">2.12.1.4 <code>bfd_target_list</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fseach_005ffor_005ftarget" href="bfd_005ftarget.html#bfd_005fseach_005ffor_005ftarget">2.12.1.5 <code>bfd_seach_for_target</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fflavour_005fname" href="bfd_005ftarget.html#bfd_005fflavour_005fname">2.12.1.6 <code>bfd_flavour_name</code></a></li>
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      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fprintable_005fname" href="Architectures.html#bfd_005fprintable_005fname">2.13.2.1 <code>bfd_printable_name</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fscan_005farch" href="Architectures.html#bfd_005fscan_005farch">2.13.2.2 <code>bfd_scan_arch</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005farch_005flist" href="Architectures.html#bfd_005farch_005flist">2.13.2.3 <code>bfd_arch_list</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005farch_005fget_005fcompatible" href="Architectures.html#bfd_005farch_005fget_005fcompatible">2.13.2.4 <code>bfd_arch_get_compatible</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fdefault_005farch_005fstruct" href="Architectures.html#bfd_005fdefault_005farch_005fstruct">2.13.2.5 <code>bfd_default_arch_struct</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fset_005farch_005finfo" href="Architectures.html#bfd_005fset_005farch_005finfo">2.13.2.6 <code>bfd_set_arch_info</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fdefault_005fset_005farch_005fmach" href="Architectures.html#bfd_005fdefault_005fset_005farch_005fmach">2.13.2.7 <code>bfd_default_set_arch_mach</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fget_005farch" href="Architectures.html#bfd_005fget_005farch">2.13.2.8 <code>bfd_get_arch</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fget_005fmach" href="Architectures.html#bfd_005fget_005fmach">2.13.2.9 <code>bfd_get_mach</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005farch_005fbits_005fper_005fbyte" href="Architectures.html#bfd_005farch_005fbits_005fper_005fbyte">2.13.2.10 <code>bfd_arch_bits_per_byte</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005farch_005fbits_005fper_005faddress" href="Architectures.html#bfd_005farch_005fbits_005fper_005faddress">2.13.2.11 <code>bfd_arch_bits_per_address</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fdefault_005fcompatible" href="Architectures.html#bfd_005fdefault_005fcompatible">2.13.2.12 <code>bfd_default_compatible</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fdefault_005fscan" href="Architectures.html#bfd_005fdefault_005fscan">2.13.2.13 <code>bfd_default_scan</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fget_005farch_005finfo" href="Architectures.html#bfd_005fget_005farch_005finfo">2.13.2.14 <code>bfd_get_arch_info</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005flookup_005farch" href="Architectures.html#bfd_005flookup_005farch">2.13.2.15 <code>bfd_lookup_arch</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fprintable_005farch_005fmach" href="Architectures.html#bfd_005fprintable_005farch_005fmach">2.13.2.16 <code>bfd_printable_arch_mach</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005foctets_005fper_005fbyte" href="Architectures.html#bfd_005foctets_005fper_005fbyte">2.13.2.17 <code>bfd_octets_per_byte</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005farch_005fmach_005foctets_005fper_005fbyte" href="Architectures.html#bfd_005farch_005fmach_005foctets_005fper_005fbyte">2.13.2.18 <code>bfd_arch_mach_octets_per_byte</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005farch_005fdefault_005ffill" href="Architectures.html#bfd_005farch_005fdefault_005ffill">2.13.2.19 <code>bfd_arch_default_fill</code></a></li>
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  <li><a name="toc-Opening-and-closing-BFDs" href="Opening-and-Closing.html#Opening-and-Closing">2.14 Opening and closing BFDs</a>
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      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005ffdopenr" href="Opening-and-Closing.html#bfd_005ffdopenr">2.14.1.3 <code>bfd_fdopenr</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fopenstreamr" href="Opening-and-Closing.html#bfd_005fopenstreamr">2.14.1.4 <code>bfd_openstreamr</code></a></li>
      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fopenr_005fiovec" href="Opening-and-Closing.html#bfd_005fopenr_005fiovec">2.14.1.5 <code>bfd_openr_iovec</code></a></li>
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      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fmake_005freadable" href="Opening-and-Closing.html#bfd_005fmake_005freadable">2.14.1.11 <code>bfd_make_readable</code></a></li>
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      <li><a name="toc-separate_005falt_005fdebug_005ffile_005fexists" href="Opening-and-Closing.html#separate_005falt_005fdebug_005ffile_005fexists">2.14.1.20 <code>separate_alt_debug_file_exists</code></a></li>
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      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005ffollow_005fgnu_005fdebuglink" href="Opening-and-Closing.html#bfd_005ffollow_005fgnu_005fdebuglink">2.14.1.22 <code>bfd_follow_gnu_debuglink</code></a></li>
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      <li><a name="toc-bfd_005fopen_005ffile" href="File-Caching.html#bfd_005fopen_005ffile">2.16.1.4 <code>bfd_open_file</code></a></li>
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      <li><a name="toc-aout_005fsize_005fnew_005fsection_005fhook" href="aout.html#aout_005fsize_005fnew_005fsection_005fhook">3.2.2.7 <code>aout_<var>size</var>_new_section_hook</code></a></li>
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      <li><a name="toc-coff_005fsymbol_005ftype" href="coff.html#coff_005fsymbol_005ftype">3.3.2.6 <code>coff_symbol_type</code></a></li>
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